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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3420 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2622 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $71.62 vs $315.75
- Up to 75% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.31 vs $1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 53 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 10% better in Battlefield 1 than Pentium G3420 - 253 vs 231 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 32 vs 2 threads
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
231
91.30434782608695%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
253
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
24.8%
Price, $
$315.75
22%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Updated 175 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
26.678848789401556%
Multi-Core
981
8.068097705403405%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Battlefield 1, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
158 FPS
$8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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149 FPS
$6.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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158 FPS
$9.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,519.99
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245 FPS
$10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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173 FPS
$6.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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217 FPS
$11.98/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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182 FPS
$15.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,849
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253 FPS
$20.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$5,099.99
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83 FPS
$30.72/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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133 FPS
$16.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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